Comments on: Book wishlists: A real fine place to start?

By: justicejenniferreads

justicejenniferreads — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:41 +0000

Love this post because I’m obsessive about my lists too! I have been meaning to check out BookMooch. I remember you mentioning it in a previous post, but I haven’t really gotten around to actually checking it out and trying it. I’ll have to get on that!

Anyhoo, currently I use a program called Evernote. It works with Firefox (and my iPhone) as a sort of notepad. When i see a review for a book I really like, I just clip it into my Evernote so I can track the book and the review (just in case I want to refer back to it in the future). Pretty nifty, eh? The only drawback is that there is a monthly limit to how much you can store on there for free. Luckily, I haven’t come anywhere near to reaching that limit. Yet.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:16:01 +0000

I use Goodreads.com to keep track of both books read and books I want to read (the list now contains 1700+ books).

By: erica

erica — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:09:48 +0000

i use the amazon wishlist. simple enough to use, and they recommend other authors/books based on what you have on your wishlist. i also like it because you can mark the things you already own so it won’t recommend them.

♥ erica

By: Staci

Staci — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:42:25 +0000

I’m afraid to get started on Bookmooch!! But I do keep track of all of my reading on Goodreads. I stole the button for Buy Book for the Holidays because that’s what I’m all about!!

By: Carol

Carol — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:10:16 +0000

I have a small wishlist on Amazon that I would actually like people to buy from. I also keep a huge to-read lists on Goodreads and my computer, but I may buy those, get them from paperbackswap or just borrow them from the library.

By: heidi

heidi — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:31:47 +0000

I keep lists at both amazon and bookmooch. Though recently I’ve been using bookmooch more often, my amazon wishlist is incredibly outdated.

By: nat @book, line, and sinker

nat @book, line, and sinker — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:53:20 +0000

ha! i made a christmas last last sunday–i ripped pages out of catalogs (my husband is visual!) and emailed him links to websites. he’ll pass it around to my mom, his sister and mine, and his mom.

i don’t have a book mooch account…but you’re making it sound too inviting for me to resist. i keep a journal (with books on the cover!) of books i read about on the blogs that catch my interest. today i’m picking up 8 books from the library that were blogger suggestions!

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:42:42 +0000

I absolutely love BookMooch! It’s such a fun way to find novels, and I love the unexpected aspect of discovering one of the novels I want is up for grabs. You do have to be patient in order to get what you want, I’ll say that… but overall, it’s been a very positive experience!

By: vivienne

vivienne — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:20:29 +0000

I must admit to providing my family with an Amazon wishlist. My hubby has always found buying my pressies so easy, using this method. He doesn’t even have to get off his bum.

By: Dot

Dot — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:07:18 +0000

I have a wish list on Amazon which seems to grow everyday! My husband asks me to send it to him around Christmas time so he can pick things from it and I will still get a surprise as I won’t know what he has chosen!

By: Meghan

Meghan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:19:09 +0000

I have a wishlist on Amazon, but no one really uses it. I only created it to remember what I want, that my library doesn’t have, so when I have a job I can buy more books. My parents are the only ones who prefer to buy me actual books rather than just give me a gift card, so I normally give them their own list to buy from.

By: cutlex

cutlex — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:22:52 +0000

Oh I told my parents to give me cash for my Christmas present. And with the money they will give (I’m demanding big), I’m gonna get books! Yee.

I am listing through my little planner. I list books with good reviews. I also have a list on my blog (at one of the pages at the top).

Your post is funny :]] You and your sister are funny! “.. if you insist.” LOL. Cute!

By: Bookjourney

Bookjourney — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:16:34 +0000

I find I have so many notebooks and schedules floating around of book stuff its easy to lose track.

My wish list I keep posted right on my blog (it is tabbed on top). This was I have easy access to it always and can update as I see a book I would love to have. Best of all. my friends and family have access to it and can see at any given time what books I am coveting.

By: AmusedByBooks

AmusedByBooks — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:00:43 +0000

I use something similar, only through paperbackswap.com, and it is the handiest darn thing!

By: alitareads

alitareads — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:52:04 +0000

I had a list on amazon, but who knows how long it’s been since that thing has been updated.

I keep track of all books I’ve read and want to read on a google docs spreadsheet. It’s great for my own reference, but can be difficult to share with people. I’m working on adding a TBR list to my blog, which will be slightly shorter than the official google docs one. The only problem with that is I’ll need to updated two lists every time I find a new book I want to read. So, we’ll see how that works.